Some species

being studied by Cascadia Research Collective (from top left to bottom right): humpback whale, Blainville's beaked whale, blue whale, Townsend's big eared bat, false killer whale, gray whale, killer whale with harbor porpoise. All photos (c)

Cascadia Research is a non-profit, tax-exempt (recognized by the IRS under501c3) scientific and education organization based in Olympia, Washington, USA. We were founded in 1979 primarily to conduct research needed to manage and protect threatened marine mammals.

Recent news (select for details):

Updates from our Hawai'i Island field project (15 May 2013)

Dead fin whale found near Burien had been struck by ship (13 April 2013)

New paper on evaluating ship strike risk off southern California (22 March 2013)

Blue whale named after Fred Benko, whale watching pioneer who died 7 March 2013 (15 March 2013)

Harbor porpoise workshop issues research recommendations (8 March 2013)

Current Projects

Cascadia's comments on proposed government actions

Cascadia's Qualifications
Biologists at Cascadia
Cascadia's Reports and Publications

Marine Mammal Strandings and unusual sightings

Bat Research

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